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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1621, 1674-1685

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Pouther-, Powthir-, Puther-horn(e, n. [Var. of Pouder-horn(e.] A powder horn. —1621 Maxwell Mem. I 325 (see Pouther n. (1)). 1674 Edinb. B. Rec. X 171.
Handspaiks … pouther hornes, gun spounges and uther necessaries 1685 Inverness Customs MS 11, 14.
A dozen puther hornes … Ane doozen pouther hornes

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